Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-16
ART AND ARTISTS.
A Visit to the Art Studio of st. Mary's
Academy-The Works Of
Beauty.
Miss GOulet, Miss Mcclellan, Miss Girls
mon, Miss Raht, Miss Noble,
Miss Lamb, Miss Sells
And Miss Muller Contribute to the
COllectiOn-An Article on Art
and Education.
THE STUDIO AT ST. MARY's ACADEMY.

THE STUDIO AT ST. MARY's ACADEMY.
There are several studios in Salt Lake
City in which are taught drawing and
painting, but undoubtedly the most ex-
tensive and best conducted studio in Utah
is the one situated in the above-named
institution. 1t is managed by two Of the
Sisters, one of whom teaches figure and
landscape painting, the other flowers and
decorating. They are both skillful artists
and we'll up in their profession. We were
shown two pictures, in oil, from the brush
of one of the teachers, which are fine
specimens of figure painting. Both sub
jects have been treated with more than
ordinary skill; the drawing is excellent
and the coloring is true to life. We have
seldom seen better work from our local
artists, and they may justly be called
masterpieces of art. There are over forty
pupils taking lessons in drawing and
painting, and some of them are becoming
quite proficient with the brush and cray
on. Among the most advanced are Miss
G. Goulet, who has just finished fine
portrait, in pastel copy, of Mary Queen
of Scots. The drawing is well done, and
the blending of the different tints has
been we'll executed. The picture through
out is very creditable, and Miss
Goulet should feel proud of her sue
cess. Some fine specimens of fruit
and bird painting by the same lady are
deserving of much praise; she exhibits
considerable talent, and by persevering,
will soon be classed among our amateur
artists.
Two very pretty little landscapes, in
oil, painted by Miss Nellie Mcclellan,
copies, representing German scenes.
show decided talent both in the drawing
and coloring; the sky, mountains and
foliage, have been carefully handled; a
pleasing feature in one of them is an old
fashioned house, which has been painted
with true linear perspective, and has a
pleasing effect; they are two little gems,
and we congratulate Miss Mcclellan on
her success and hope to see more Of her
works in the future.
Miss Crismon, another pupil, is quite
cleverin flower painting; some PLAQUES
decorated with flowers of various kinds
show care and taste, and the young lady
will certainly excel in this line of paint
ing. A beautiful little Swiss scene, also
painted by her makes a very attractive
picture; the clouds and distant noun
tains are carefully painted in the center
| of the picture is waterfall, leaping over
a cliff of rock and is painted so true to
nature that it appears almost incredible
that pupil taking lessons so short a
time, could have executed it with sc
much skill.
A pair OF landscapes, by Miss Raht,
are deserving of mention. They repre-
sent scenes on the Isle of Jersey. They
are beautiful little pictures, and are fit tc
adorn the walls of any house.
One of the best pieces of work in the
studio is large plate glass mirror frame
covered with white velvet, upon which
is painted wreaths of flowers, including
panzies, roses, amaryillis, and severa
other varieties. 1t is one of the bes
specimens OF flower painting we have
ever seen, and makes an elegant orna
ment. The work was executed by Mis-
Lamb. She is working on large paint
ing, the Falls of the Rhine, which wher
finished will be an elegant picture; tht
sky, mountains, water and foliage, though
unfinished, can easily be detected as be-
ing the work of skillful hand, and with
perseverance there is no reason why The
young lady should not become profcien
as landscape artist.
Miss Ida Noble has painted four very
pretty pictures representing the four sea
sons; they are all we'll painted, "Sum
mer" being perfect little gem, the rich
ness of the foliage and general appear
ance OF the picture at once suggests thu
title.
Viewer shown horses head, afte
Bonheur, in crayon, by Miss Matte Sells
which is very creditable piece of work
the expression of the eyes is good ant
true to life This is very difficult sub
ject to handle, but the young lady ha
been adequate to the occasion, and VIZ
would be pleased to see some more o
her work.
GA Winter Scene," by Miss Muller, i:
fine SPECIMEN of art, and shows tn,
young lady to be quite an expert il
landscape painting. Though small, thi
picture certainly has considerable merit
the water is excellent, the reflections O
the surrounding trees and rocks are per
feet, and the picture throughout has thu
appearance of being the work of pro
fessional.
A new branch of art (for Utah) is bein
taught in this institution. 1t consists O
decorated chinaware in oil colors, ant
firing it so that it can be washed withou
injury. We were shown several sets G
china dishes ornamented with SINAI
landscape flowers, and which had bee
through the process of firing, and the
are equal to any importations we hav
ever seen. This is certainly an innova
ton for this Territory, and the Sisters ar
deserving of much credit for their enter
prise.
A fire screen on which are worke
numerous kinds of flowers and plants al
tracted our attention probably more thai
anything else This is without exception
the finest specimen of fancy needle wor
we have ever seen. The flowers ar
worked up to such wonderful state o
perfection that one imagines he can de
tect their fragrance.
The Sisters who have charge of tn
studio are not only very talented in thei
profession, but are exceedingly industri
GUS and persevering, and any persol
wishing to study art cannot do bette
than attend this institution.
ART AND EDUCATION.
Education is the soul of art. But fey
there are who will not admit that to gu
educational methods is due the develop
ment of all that is artistic, refined AM
ennobling in human nature. How wei
pleased the people in this region SHOULD
be to know that there are institutions @
learning conducted upon the most re
fined and yet practical methods in on
city and Territory. In government
like ours, education is to the citizen wha
the warm rays of the sun and the mois
ture of the air is to life. How every
one should foster and strengthen thes
studios to which we send our children
with their plastic minds, to receive thos